Audience

This course is intended for everyone who works with adults at risk either in a professional or voluntary capacity.

Aim

To raise participants awareness of safeguarding adults at risk and to gain and understanding of their role and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults at risk.

Learning outcomes

Define the term ‘Adult at Risk’ in relation to Adult Safeguarding and the criteria required to make a Safeguarding Enquiry
Explain how the Safeguarding Adults procedure supports ‘Making Safeguarding Personal’
List the five principles of Capacity as outlined in the Capacity and Self Determination Law 2016
List the 10 categories of abuse as well as their common signs and indicators
Identify at least five barriers that can prevent the effective safeguarding of an adult at risk
Specify when and to whom suspected abuse should be reported

Course format: Three-hour face-to-face session
Cost: Free to attend

Training venue

If you do not hold a Union Street access pass, please arrive 15 minutes before the course start time and make your way to the reception area on the first floor, where you will be met by a trainer and escorted to the training room. If you arrive late and the trainer has already collected the group, you may be unable to access the training room and could miss the session, as trainers are unable to return to reception to collect delegates individually.

If you do hold a Union Street access pass, please make your own way directly to the training room, arriving at least 10 minutes before the course start time. You do not need to be collected from reception.

Foundation Training: Working Together to Safeguard Adults at Risk